Filing-cabinet.



H. A. WARDY.

y FILING CABINET.' v A APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 23,1911.

Patented July 13, 1915.

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FILING CABINET.

APPUCATION FILED sEPT.23,191|.

Patented July 13, 1915.

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FILING CABINET. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 23. 19x11.

Patente July 13, 1915.

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FILING CABINET. APPucATxbN man SEPT. 23. 1911,

Patented July 13, 1915.

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HARRY A. WARDY, OE ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR T0 WALTER M. BLINKS.

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FILING-CABINET.

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Application filed September 23; 19H. Serial No. 650,5);36.A

T0 all rNmm itin/1y rolia-c1111.' Be it known `that I, HARRY A. IVARDY, a

citizen of the United States, residing at the city otl St. Louis, State of Missouri, hare invented a nerv and useful Filing-Cabinet, of'

which the following is a specification.

'.lhisinvention lrelates to tiling cabinets and more particularly to filing cabinets of theusual alphabeticalarrangement as well as to cabinets arranged ifor the filing of correspondence, documents and other papersindexed by or according ,to date.

In handling business correspondence, and other matters of commercial routine, i,tis convenient and often necessaryto have certain matters brought to the' attention ofthe correspondent at certain predetermined periods, and especially is this true in a business in which what is'iisually termed the follow up system is employed. This periodical Selection of certain matters requiring attention at predetermined dates has been accomplished ,usually by using, supplemental to the usual alphabetical index or file, an index of calendarial arrangement; in some sys-' tems the alphabetical index is dispensed with and the correspondence andother pa.. pers are filed according to calendar'classification alone.

It is apparent that a double classification s is useful and desirable and it. is one of thecliietn objects of my present invention to providea single filing cabinet or system arranged so that papers of all kinds may be filed in any desired sequential order, and at .the time of filing may be adjusted so that they willbe withdrawn from the files according to another classification without disturbing the arrangement -Ioff the papers remain ing .in the cabinet.`

Another object of my invention is to equip a tiling cabinetwith suitable manipulative `means for selecting, and. inthe embodiment shown, for withdrawing 'from the cabinet any desired or predetermined articles, vpapers and the lilie'cont-ai'ned in the cabinet.

Other objects of. the invention will readily appear from the following detailed descrip- .tion of my improvement, reference being. made .to the accompanying drawings in Figure l is a plan View of tlieacabinet, one

` of the sides thereof being lowered. Fig. 2-

isa side view of the cabinet opened as shown ti'on ot' the selecting device.

in Fig. l. j Fig. 3 is aportionof a transverse section of the cabinet, showing in detail a' part of the selecting device. Fig. 4 is a broken sectional plan view of 'a side of the cabinet, also showingl in detail a portion of the selecting device. Fig. 5"i`s a transverse sectional view of a portion of the cabinet showing' one side thereo/f dropped andcertain sheetsfor folders renived from the body of the cabinet. F ig. 6. is a front view of the cabinet in normal position, a portion thereof being broken away showing the rear bearings for the shaft-which constitutes a. por- Fig. 7 is`a t0-p viewof one of the hooks which constitutes one of the elements of the selecting device, and Fig. 8 is a front view showing one of the hooks to be applied to a sheet,.or'folder.

In the' embodiment illustrated in the drawings I have shown one unit, that is one filing case, which case, asv Willbe readily understood, may" be used singly orseveral units may be used together to form a tiling cabinet of any desired capacity. By simple mechanical varia-tion in details and dimensions receptacles adapted to the tiling of any letters, records, documents, and all papers or cards which ordinarily constitute' the archives of any business or professional oiiices, may be provided.

removable top In normal adjustment the7 l sides are raised and the to'p'itted in place; retaining the parts 1n the relation shown in 1F ig. 6. It is obvio'us` that tlie".receptacles may be made without a top; and that the ksides may be retainedl in n'ori'nal or closednk position by a latch device oiother suitable means. Longitudinal strips -6 secured to th; bottom 1 adjacent to the sides of the case constitute guides for thesheets or folders containedin the cabinet. .The distance between the inner surfaces of the strips 6 is the width of the sheets filed, and the ,edges of the sheets 0r folders are retained in longitudinal alinement thereby. A shaft 7, which is provided with a knob or handle'S, is arranged to 'be mounted inbearings arranged inlpairs, and therebyheld in operative adjustinent. A small rod 9, having its ends bent at rightangles and attached to shaft 17.

led sheets Vor folders.

as"`shown in Fig. 4, constitutes a swinging bail, whereby hooks carried by the sheets or folders may be engaged, in the manner here- .ina'fter more fully explained, when the Shaft 7 is rotated. -Bearing plates 11, having angular slots 10. therein, are secured to the side walls 2 adjacent to the rear of the case. As showmin Fig. 5 the lower portion of the slots 10 are adapted to receive and journal the rear end of the shaft 7. A series 'of holes l2 in the front 'bearing plates 11, register with the bearing portions of the slots 10, and are Aadapted to receive and journal the front end of the shaft 7. The side walls In the embodiment shown, the knob 8 is ar-l `ranged with a key formed in the hub thereof, which is adapted to fit into a channel in the end of the shaft 7, thus forming a lock so that theshaft may be rotated by the manipulation of the knob.

In moiunting the shaft 7, the knob or handle 8 is removed, the shaft 7 passed through the .registering set of holes in the front bearing plate andllange, and the op posite end of the shaft mounted in the bearing portion of lone'of the slots 10, which register with the holes in the VYfront of the case. rlhe knob or handle'8 is replaced, and the v shaft 7 with the bail 9 inclined downwardly,

is ready for manipulation as hereinafter explained.

' ln Figs. 7 and 8 of the `drawings have illustrated in detail a preferred form of hook to be applied to thesheets4 'or folders, which hook cooperates, as 'will be hereinafter more fully explained., with the shaft 7 in selecting and withdrawing certain select- The hook, as illustrated, is formed from a dat strip of spring metal, a part of the material of which is bent back on a line intermediate of its length, the outer ends thereof being slightly flared, as shown at 15 in Fig. 7 thus forming the body of the hook, which may be readily adjusted and held in position on a' folder, card 'or other flat sheet. vwhen placed upon a folder the body portion. y,of the hook forms aclasp which serves to It will be observed that bind the leaves of the folder together. ln Figs. 3 and 5 the manner of applying said hooks to a sheet or folder is clearly illustrated. .The hook portion 16 is stamped out, and the sheet `or folder 'is inserted between the two leaves `forming the gripping portion of the hook, and any character on the Vsheet ora folder back of the opening in the front leaf will be exposed to view through the opening.

In my present embodiment, I arrange the than numbers may beused, su'ch for in stance, as lettering, abbreviations for the months, or in short any system of indexing that may be desired.

From the foregoing it will be understood that the operation of my devices is as follows: The sheets or folders 17 are placed .in the file and divided by guides indexed in any desired manner, such for instance, as in alphabetical order. At the time of filing, the gripping portion of a hook 16 is engaged on the edge of the sheet or folder at a point along its edge which corresponds to the date, lettering or vother classification by which it is to be selected and withdrawn. lf the files are to be withdrawn in calendarial'order, the shaft 7 is mounted in the bearings'corresponding to a selected date. The hail 9 inclines downwardly in the space between the sides of the case and the edges of the sheets or folders. Thehooks on all sheets or folders to vbe withdrawn on such date are arranged in alinement with'and extend into the space above the bail' 9. In selecting the files or sheets the shaft 7 is rotated so as to raise the bail 9 which causes it to engage with all of the hooks 16 that have been set` for the selected date. The bail 9 is then further raised by rotation of the shaft 7 thereby raising all the selected folders or sheets so as to clear the guide strip 6. The side of the case is now released, and

allowed to open downwardly which opera-v tion draws out all the sheets or folders whose hooks have been engaged by the bail. The shaft 7 is now seti for the next withdrawal, the side replaced in normal position and the selecting device ready for further operation.

tion will readily sugg'est themselves which Several changes in the details of construc- A wouldl be within the limits of the spirit and scope of my invention. I do not limit myself, therefore, to exact details, but

` What I claim and desire ters Patent is- 1. In a filing system, a container, flat sheets arranged in said container, hooks adapted to engagesaid dat sheets, compristo secure by Leting a body 4portion composed of two clamping leavesJ a hook portion stamped froinone of said leaves projecting beyond the edge of said flat sheets, said leaves being adapted to receive and hold between their innen surfaces the sheets, and means for selectlvely engaging said hooks, substantially fied.

`2. 'A filing system comprising a case, fiat sheets in said case, a guide for preserving the edges of said sheets 1n alinement, hooks 'adapted to be adjusted at different positions on said sheets, and a selecting device adapted toengage with said hooks and thereby select certain of said sheets in said case, substantially as specified.

3. In a filing cabinet, the lcombination with a folder arranged to receive papers between the leaves thereof, olf a clasp arranged to bind the -leaves of said folder together, a hook on said clasp extending `beyond the edges of. said folder, and adjustable means for engaging said hook whereby said folder may be movedsubstantially as specified.

4. In a filing cabinet,` a plurality of leaves, a hinged support, and means operable to connect said jsupport with selected ones of said leaves so that movement of saidsupport *will also move said leaves, substantially as specified.

5. In a filing cabinet, a plurality of leaves, a hinged support, hooks on said leaves, and means onsaid supportoperable to engage said hooks so that 'movement of said'sup-- port will also move-said leaves, substantially as specified. A

6. In a filing cabinet, a plurality of leaves,

a hinged support, a

rod or shaft, and means for engaging said bail With-said hooks', substantially as specified.

7. In a filing system, the combination with a case having one member thereof hinged, a shaft mounted in bearings carried bysaid hinged member, a bail carried by said shaft, sheets in said case, elements arranged to be carried by said sheets, charactersv on one edge of said sheets by which the last named elements may be vpositioned for selective engagement by said bail, substantially as specified,

8.' In a filing cabinet, the combination with a', seriesof sheets arranged in thecabinet, and parts in connection with said sheet whereby said sheets mayv be moved', of a pivotally supported bail arranged to engage with said meansv when said ,bail is moved, and meansfor movingv said bail.

9. In a filing cabinet arrangedA to contain folders or sheets, the combination with a hinged wall vof said positions on folders or sheets, and means operable ,to lected .ones of isaid engaging members, so

ers or sheets, a hinged a hook 'formed integral with said cabinet, of engagingmembers adapted to be adjusted at selected ranged to`V be connectsaid wall and se-v sheets arranged in said drawer,

that movement of said wall will move all of the sheets or folders whereon said selected engaging members are placed, substantially as specified. y

10. A cabinet, sheets arranged in said cabinet in a predetermined order, engaging members adapted to be adjusted at different positions on said sheets, a hinged wall, a selecting device carried-by said rhinged wall, adapted to engage with said engaging members and thereby select' certain of said sheets in said cabinet,'when said Wall is moved.

`11. In a filing'- cabin'et, a plurali/ty of foldwall, and means operable to connect said wall with selected ones of said; sheets so that movement of said wall will move saidselected sheets.

v12. In a filing cabinet, a plurality of said sheets, a movable support and vmeans on said support operable 'effectively to engage said hooks so that movementof said support will move said sheets.

13. I sheets, hooks on said sheets, a movable support, a shaft on said support, a baii on said shaft, vand means for operating said shaft effectively to engage said bail with said hooks. Y i

l-l. A filing system comprising a series of cards arranged in, a predetermined order, adjustableengaging members adapted to be adjusted at different positions onsaid cards, a hinged Wall, anda selecting device carried by said wall, adapted to engage with said engaging members and thereby select certain of said cards.

15. A filing system comprising a series of cards, adjustable hooks on said cards. and means operable effectivelyto engage selected ones of said hooks.

A,16. Ina cabinet, the combination with a folder arranged to receive papers between the leaves thereof, of a clasp arranged to bind theV leaves of said folder together, and clasp, eX- tending beyond Lthe edge of the folder," of a device for engaging said clasp whereby said ers arranged in a predetermined order, a

pivoted support constituting a portion of the cabinet, engaging members arranged to be detachably positioned onan edge 'of said folders and to bindthe leaves thereof together, and, means on said support operable to engagevsaid engagingmembers so that movement of'said support will also move said folders, substantially as specified.

18. In `a filing cabinet,. the combination with a drawer having one Wall thereof armoved, a' support carried 'by said Wall, a bail carried by said support index char-7 acters on said sheets, and elements arranged to be positioned on said sheets for selective engagement by said bail.

19. In a filing cabinet, the combination with a receptacle, a series otfiling. elements arranged side by side Within said receptacle, index characters near each vertical edge of said elements, and engaging mem- --bers adapted to be located at different positions on vthe vertical .edges of said elements .as determined by said index characters, of

a device for engaging all of said engaging members corresponding to the same index characterson said filing elements, means for supporting lsaid device in different positions.A

, wall of said receptacle, a device mounted on `said pivoted ivall, sheets arranged in said receptacle, adjustable elements adapted to engage said sheets, and means for connecting the device carried by said pivoted .member with said adjustableelements, substantially as specified.

Q1. In a filing cabinet, the combination with ak series of liling elements within the I cabinet, engaging devices on the side edges of said filing elements in different lioiji`zontal planes, a pivoted support at the side of said cabinet, a device for selectively `engaging said engaging devices, Ameans for supporting said device in dierent positions on said pivoted support, and means for moving said device to engage selected ones ot said engaging devices, substantially as described.

22,111 a liling cabinet, the combination with a series of filing elements within the cabinet, engaging members on the side edges of said iling'elements, a support pivoted at the side of said cabinet, a device for selectively .engaging s'aid engaging members, meanstor supporting said device in dilierent positions onl said pivoted support, and' .means for rocking said device when in any one of said positions to engage correspond ing groups of said engaging members, silbstantially as described.

23. In a tiling cabinet, the combination with a series of filing elements within the cabinet, engaging members on the side edges of said filing elements, a support pivoted at one side oi2 'said cabinet, a bail pivotally carried by said support' adjacent to the vern tical side' edges of said filing elements, and a manually operable device for moving said bail into engagement with said engaging members whereby thc corresponding liling elements will be moved out of said cabinet when said' support is moved away from said cabinet;

2l. In aA filing cabinet, the combination Witlia series o' filing elements within the cabinet, groups of engaging members on the side edges of said filing elements, a support pivoted at the side of said cabinet, a devicev for` selectively engaging'said groups of engaging members, means `for supiiorting si'id device in diil'erent positions on said pivoted support, and means for rocking said device when in any one of said positions to engage all of said engaging members in thesame group adjacent to said device.V

25. In a filing cabinet, the combination ivith a.; sei'iesof tiling elementsl within the cabiiiet,.adjustable engaging members on the side edges oit said filing elements arranged in groups, a support pivoted at the side of said cabinet, a device for engaging selected groups et' said engaging members, l ineans for supporting said device in litter- `ent positionson said pivoted support to engage selected groups of said engaging inembers, and manual means for moving said device into and out et engagement with the ad jacent group of engaging members, ivliereby said support and device may be moved outwardly to withdraw from the cabinet the tiling elements whose members are engaged with said device, at the will of the operator. In witness whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence of tivo sniascrib ing witnesses.

I'IIRY ii... WALIB "Witnesses y FRANKLIN Munita, Ii. C; Kincsiiann. 

